1Introduction, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest

2New petitions

The Committee
considered the petition for the first time and agreed
to:

·write
to the Stroke Association to seek their views on the petition;
and

·give
the petitioner the opportunity to comment on the Cabinet
Secretary’s response and any response forthcoming from the
Stoke Association.

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2.2P-05-766 Make a Vegan Option Compulsory
In Public Canteens

The Committee
considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the
response from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and
Sport, and give the petitioner the opportunity to comment on it
before considering the petition again in the autumn
term.

The Committee
considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to
the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure to:

·request further
details about the timing of the review into possible safety
measures for the A487 and ask him to inform the Committee of the
outcome in due course; and

·ask if
his officials will meet with the action group.

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2.4P-05-768 A call for the return of 24 hour
Consultant led Obstetrics, Paediatrics and SCBU to Withybush
DGH

The Committee
considered the petition for the first time and agreed
to:

·note
that a response was received from the Cabinet Secretary just before
the papers were due to be published and give the petitioner a
further opportunity to comment on it and any response forthcoming
from Hywel Dda UHB; and

·write
to Hywel Dda University Health Board to ask:

owhat
assessment they’ve made of the impact of the changes to
Obstetrics, Paediatrics & SCBU services in the area since they
were centralised at Glangwili;

ofor
further information on how recent perinatal mortality rates compare
to those under the previous configuration of services;
and

o whether
there is any data available about patient transfer times to
Glangwili Hospital relative to transfer times to other hospitals
under the previous arrangements.

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3Updates to previous petitions

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3.1P-04-526 Please make Senedd TV accessible
to deaf people

The Committee
considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:

·write
back to the Llywydd as Chair of the Assembly Commission
to:

onote
the Committee’s concern over the slow progress towards
increasing the volume of Assembly proceedings that are available
with BSL interpretation or subtitles, especially in the time since
the petition was submitted in 2014;

oask
the Commission to explore the options for developing a programme
for making BSL and/or subtitling available for other Assembly
Questions and proceedings within a suitable timeframe.

·Inform
the petitioner of the Committee’s decision.

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3.2P-04-408 Child and Adolescent Eating
Disorder Service

The Committee
considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health,
Well-being and Sport and agreed to:

·write
to the Cabinet Secretary asking him for more detailed information
on:

ohow
the Welsh Government intends to improve the provision of child and
adolescent eating disorder services;

othe
numbers of children and adolescents suffering with eating disorders
and the capacity of current services to deal with the demand;
and

·once
the Cabinet Secretary’s response has been received, consider
whether to carry out further work on the petition or request a
Plenary debate.

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3.3P-05-749 Reinstate Corwen's Mobile Dental
Service

The Committee
agreed to close the petition on the basis that there are plans to
replace the mobile dental unit and the petitioners are satisfied
with the outcome.

The Committee
considered correspondence on the petition and, given the amount of
detailed correspondence received from all parties over the last 3
years, agreed to prepare a summary of the Committee’s
consideration of the petition, include its reflections and
conclusions, and share it with the Welsh Government, Betsi
Cadwaladr UHB and the petitioner, early in the Autumn
term.

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3.5P-04-481 Close the Gap for deaf pupils in
Wales

The Committee
considered correspondence from the Minister for Lifelong Learning
and Welsh Language and agreed to suggest that NDCS contacts the
Minister’s diary secretary direct to arrange a meeting and
ask them to report back to the Committee following that
meeting.

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3.6P-04-522 Asbestos in Schools

The Committee
considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education
and agreed to await further comments from the petitioner on the
information provided by the Cabinet Secretary and noted that they
wish to pursue the matter further on receipt of the
petitioner’s response.

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3.7P-05-722 Protect Special Educational
Needs

The Committee
considered correspondence from Neath Port Talbot County Council and
agreed to write to the petitioner to ask her whether she would like
to take up the Chief Executive’s offer to meet with his
officials locally.

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3.8P-04-683 Trees in Towns

The Committee
considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for
Environment and Rural Affairs along with further comments from the
petitioner and agreed to:

·write
to the Cabinet Secretary to ask if they will consider increasing
tree canopy coverage in Wales’ towns and cities as a priority
for the Area Statement process that will be contributed to by
Natural Resources Wales; and

·draw
the petition to the attention of the Climate Change, Environment
and Rural Affairs Committee as they are currently undertaking work
on the issue.

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3.9P-05-747 TB testing of cattle

The Committee
considered correspondence and agreed to close the petition on the
basis that the petition appears to have achieved its
aim.

The Committee
considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for
Environment and Rural Affairs along with further comments from the
petitioner and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary seeking her
views on the petitioner’s latest comments before deciding how
to take the petition forward.

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3.11P-05-759
Re-open the Cwmcarn Forest Drive at Easter 2018

David Rowlands
declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order
17.24A:

He has previously
attended meetings for the campaign to re-open Cwmcarn Forest Drive
and indicated his support for the attempts to re-open the
Drive.

The Committee
considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for
Environment and Rural Affairs along with further comments from the
petitioner and agreed to write to Natural Resources Wales to ask
for more details of the timeframe for the study into the commercial
feasibility and management of the Drive and seeking their views on
the petitioner’s comments relating to funding for other
facilities for mountain bike users.

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3.12P-04-648
Unconventional Oil and Gas Planning Applications

The Committee
considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for
Environment and Rural Affairs and agreed to:

·await
further comments from the petitioner on the Cabinet
Secretary’s response; and

·write
to the Cabinet Secretary asking her to update the Committee once
she has determined how the Welsh Government will approach the
handling of existing licenses and future policy.

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3.13P-05-692
Build an International Mother languages Monument at Cardiff
Bay

Due to time
constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19
September.

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3.14P-05-737
Save Our Bus

Due to time
constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19
September.